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Govt. still to be paid in full for GT&T shares

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. still to be paid in full for GT&T shares

…Hong Kong buyer has US$5M outstanding The Guyana Government is still to be paid in full for the 20 per cent shares it once owned in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T and which...

Govt. emergency fund almost empty

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. emergency fund almost empty

…a result of three years of unapproved PPP advances The Contingencies Fund, an account set aside under the laws of Guyana for the Minister of Finance to tap into in case of emergencies, is...

Gun amnesty…The skeptics have been proven wrong – Ramjattan

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gun amnesty…The skeptics have been proven wrong – Ramjattan

“Skeptics will always be skeptics and especially persons who don’t want to try new strategies. I have tried it and obviously it is successful” Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan,...

$2.5M radio licence fee to be reviewed – GNBA Chairman

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $2.5M radio licence fee to be reviewed – GNBA Chairman

By Abena Rockcliffe Whether the Board will agree is another matter, but for Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) the 2011 distribution of radio licenses and the annual...

Man confesses to killing Brazilian, Guyanese at Konawaruk

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man confesses to killing Brazilian, Guyanese at Konawaruk

A Barama resident who was nabbed at Mahdia with an illegal firearm last Wednesday has reportedly confessed to two separate killings at Konawaruk, Potaro. Police sources said that the suspect,...

Hard Times paper really shaming Jagdeo

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Hard Times paper really shaming Jagdeo

Nobody don’t read de hard times paper. Dem don’t buy it but de vendors does come round every day and lef two copy fuh anybody who want read. Dem boys does glance at it and smile. From day one,...

Guyana celebrates International Day of the elderly

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana celebrates International Day of the elderly

…Six homes receive benevolence from-Luminous Group Under the theme ‘Sustainability and Age Inclusiveness in the Urban Environment,” the annual International Day of Older Persons was...

Govt. committed to a better life for the elderly – Minister Volda Lawerence

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. committed to a better life for the elderly – Minister Volda Lawerence

– pledges that the Palms will be improved The Ministry of Social Protection yesterday ushered in the 2015 observance of “Month of the Elderly” at the Palms Geriatric Institution. The...

Comfort Sleep boss dedicates life to helping less fortunate

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Comfort Sleep boss dedicates life to helping less fortunate

In the world of business while some forget to say ‘thank you’ to those who keep their business afloat, one businessman dares to do the opposite. In fact, to him there is nothing greater...

Mainstay village celebrates the Indigenous culture

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Mainstay village celebrates the Indigenous culture

Whyaka, or Mainstay, as it is popularly known because of its proximity to the tranquil lake of the same name, held its Village Day on September 30, 2015. The theme of the celebration was,...

Nursing Home opens its doors on International Day of Older Persons

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Nursing Home opens its doors on International Day of Older Persons

Demerara Paradise Inc., a Nursing Home and Medical Services Facility, opened its doors yesterday on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) as ordained by...

Physically challenged Belizean among graduates of GPHC’s orthopaedic programme

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Physically challenged Belizean among graduates of GPHC’s orthopaedic programme

“The patient is first; everything else is secondary.” This was the categorical assertion of Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Fawcett Jeffrey, when he delivered the charge to a batch of graduating...

GPL moves to slash line loss

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPL moves to slash line loss

– Managerial reforms and capacity building taking place – Minister Patterson By: Kiana Wilburg Technical and Commercial line loss which currently stands at 28.5 percent, has bled the...

$1M bail for Land of Canaan driver on causing death charge

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $1M bail for Land of Canaan driver on causing death charge

Bail was set in the sum of $1M for truck driver, Dwayne Loaffe, who is accused of killing a female passenger of his vehicle, which was involved in an accident along the Hauraruni Public Road, East...

Woman injured in police vehicle accident

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Woman injured in police vehicle accident

An accident yesterday involving a private car and a police vehicle on Mandela Avenue has landed a woman in hospital. Injured is Bel Air Promenade resident, Prya Naraine, 48, who reportedly lost...

Ansa McAl’s Lucozade Handicap Squash Tournament… Nyron Joseph, Regan Pollard and Taylor Fernandes impress on night two

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ansa McAl’s Lucozade Handicap Squash Tournament… Nyron Joseph, Regan Pollard and Taylor Fernandes impress on night two

The Ansa McAl’s Lucozade Handicap Tournament hosted by the Guyana Squash Association and sponsored by cell phone giant Digicel continued on Wednesday evening at the Georgetown Club on Camp Street....

Mason jailed for home break-in, stealing tablet

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Mason jailed for home break-in, stealing tablet

“Thou shalt not steal! Don’t do it again!” were the words said by City Magistrate Judy Latchman to Glenford Hart, who was convicted yesterday on a charge of break and enter and larceny. Hart, a...

The Linden water supply rehabilitation programme…Ministry of Communities, GWI committed to resolving operational challenges

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Linden water supply rehabilitation programme…Ministry of Communities, GWI committed to resolving operational challenges

Technical experts from the Ministry of Communities, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), the Nation’s supplier of Water and Sanitation Services, recently held a joint session to discuss the current...

Senior South American Volleyball Championship, Brazil… Guyana goes down to world 6th ranked Argentina

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Senior South American Volleyball Championship, Brazil… Guyana goes down to world 6th ranked Argentina

The national men’s volleyball team opened its campaign at the senior South American Volleyball Championship in Brazil against world 6th ranked Argentina and went down in straight sets 25-9, 25-9...

Father of three seeks help for heart surgery

Oct 02, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Father of three seeks help for heart surgery

The clock is ticking for 33-year-old Orin Sutton, who is urgently in need of an Aortic Valve Replacement surgery at the Caribbean Heart Institute. This institute is located at the Georgetown Public...

Second leg of IGG will not be staged this year

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Second leg of IGG will not be staged this year

French Guiana commits to hosting 2016 Games French Guiana has committed to hosting the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) 2016 in Cayenne after its upcoming elections in December postponed the Games this year...

GBBC/Giftland Officemax Nex Generation Boxing Card… Clive Atwell opens camp in New York; Gonsalves at Forgotten Youth Foundation

Oct 02, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBBC/Giftland Officemax Nex Generation Boxing Card… Clive Atwell opens camp in New York; Gonsalves at Forgotten Youth Foundation

By Michael Benjamin Local lightweight champion, Dexter Gonsalves, trooped to the Avenue of the Republic office of Abdool and Abdool Insurance yesterday afternoon and conformed to the contract signing...